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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium

501(c)(6) organization Clearwater, FL EIN: 46-0686171 Website

Developing a shared method and approach to implement smart manufacturing capabilities.

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$21,096
-50.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,955
-25.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

College StationLos AngelesRaleighTorranceTroy

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K5 grants2018 0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2018 it made 5 grants totaling $478K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025—$21,096$7,955——
2024—$42,935$10,697——
2023—$20,044$21,095——
2020—$244,055$196,924——
2019$45,928$130,226$94,386——
2018$64,779$2,151,804$2,451,351$478,0765

About Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium

Based on IRS filings

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Clearwater, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium is led by Dean L. Bartles Phd Fsme Fas, Chair on every filing since 2024; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dean L. Bartles Phd Fsme Fas

    Chair

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Barnych

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene D. Berkebile

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (56)
  • Former: Dean Bartles (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Denise Swink (2018–2020) — Chief Executive Officer & Smlc
  • Former: Douglas Stevens (2018–2020) — Chief Financial Officer & Smlc
  • Former: Jim Davis (2018–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Michelle Pastel (2018–2020) — Chair
  • Former: Rebecca Schwieger (2018–2020) — Controller & Smlc
  • Former: Thomas Edgar (2018–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lance Fountaine (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Graybill (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Alex Reed (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Alton Johnson (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Andrew Duca (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Ashis Khan (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Ben Blanchette (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Bond Calloway (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian Anderson (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian Schott (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles Romberger (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Chris Malnat (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Craig Dory (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Darlene Schuster (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Dave Vasko (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Debbie Holton (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Doug Ramsey (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: G. P. Li (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Ignacio Grossmann (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jerry Porter (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Porter (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Wetzel (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Larry Megan (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Leonard Mitchell (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Marek Samotyj (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Tedlie (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Accorsi (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Mickey McCabe (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Pietro (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Parker Skyes (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul Striebel (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Phil Westmoreland (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Robb Misso (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Ronald Biduk (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Scott Greenway (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Shelley Ryan Carlson (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Stratos Pistikopoulus (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Subodh Das (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Suresh Baskaran (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Wayne Bequette (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Zayna Connor (2018–2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Anthony Binley (2018) — Financial Controller
  • Former: David Williams (2018) — Chief Operating Officer & Cesmii
  • Former: Haresh Malkani (2018) — Chief Technology Officer & Cesmii
  • Former: Howard Goldberg (2018) — Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: John Dyck (2018) — Chief Executive Officer & Cesmii
  • Former: Kenneth R. Theiss Jr. (2018) — Vice President Regional Operations & Cesmii
  • Former: Mark Besser (2018) — Business Development Director & Cesmii
  • Former: Miguel Corcio (2018) — Senior Projects Manager & Cesmii

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium

What is Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium?

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Clearwater, FL.

Where does Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium operate?

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium has awarded grants in California, North Carolina, New York, Texas.

What is Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium's EIN?

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0686171. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 26, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024

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